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Jesus entered the temple courts, and, while he was teaching, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him. "By what authority1 are you doing these things?" they asked. "And who gave you this authority?"

References for Matthew 21:28

29" 'I will not,' he answered, but later he changed his mind and went.

30"Then the father went to the other son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go.

31"Which of the two did what his father wanted?" "The first," they answered. Jesus said to them, "I tell you the truth, the tax collectors4 and the prostitutes5 are entering the kingdom of God ahead of you.

References for Matthew 21:31

32For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,6 and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors7 and the prostitutes8 did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent9 and believe him.

References for Matthew 21:32

33"Listen to another parable: There was a landowner who planted10 a vineyard. He put a wall around it, dug a winepress in it and built a watchtower.11 Then he rented the vineyard to some farmers and went away on a journey.12